ALL ARE WELCOMEAT OUR TABLE

OurTable is a community-driven, non-profit project aiming to highlight the need to end direct provision in Ireland.Our goal is to facilitate change through conversation over food.

Background

Our Table was founded by activist Ellie Kisyombe and Michelle Darmody, who met through a shared belief that a conversation needed to be started about Direct Provision, and the idea that food was a good way to get conversation started. Ellie has been a vocal campaigner to end Direct Provision in Ireland as a volunteer with the Irish Refugee Council and spent five years living in Direct Provision. Michelle, who has a background in food and cooking, met Ellie after contacting the IRC to explore ways to use food to draw attention to the reality of Direct Provision.

Goals

To End Direct Provision in Ireland

To provide disadvantaged migrants with an independent income and opportunities to find permanent employment

To develop people’s existing culinary skills in a professional setting, in order to give them the confidence, support, and practical experience necessary to start their own food businesses or gain employment in others

To reduce social isolation and foster community through collective enterprise

To preserve and celebrate various recipes and diverse cultural heritages

Our Pop-up Café

We pop-up with amazing food in many different places around Ireland. From the Christ Church Catheral to Project Arts Centre in Dublin, to the Cork City Marathon, we have many options in our menu to serve a range of delicious foods and sweet treats! See our current stops in our Events section or on our social medias!

Support throughOur Products

Hot sauces, hummus, kambucha, tote bags, t-shirts, love and education. Every 50 cent from each product sold will be donated to education funds for children in Direct Provision. You can bring some of our tastes to your house and contribute to the fight against this system that must end!